SImx Mightylite LHT0237 Installation Manual Download Page 2

CHOOSING A LOCATION 

 

Mount the floodlight on a solid wall 3-5 metres above the ground. Avoid positioning the light near 
heat sources, such as hot ventilator ducts, air conditioning units, exhaust outlets, street lighting or 
traffic which may interfere with PIR operation.

Avoid pointing the sensor towards objects that may move in the wind such as trees or shrubs,  
or at highly reflective surfaces. Do not install this light in any location where it is likely to be knocked  
or hit, or in hot or humid conditions such as bathrooms, shower rooms, or saunas. Due to the  
heat output from the lamp, this light should not be directed at a wall or object within 1 metre.

When positioning the light, note that the PIR sensor is more sensitive to a heat source moving 
across its coverage area and less sensitive to a heat source that moves directly towards the PIR 
sensor.

 

INSTALLING THE CONNECTION BOX 

We strongly recommend a registered electrician installs this floodlight. 
Warning: Isolate the power supply before installation

The unit requires connection to a mains electrical supply. It is recommended that the unit is 
connected using a core round flexible cable of at least 0.75mm² gauge. This gauge will help to 
ensure that IP ratings are maintained.

Position the unit on the wall and mark the desired position for the connection box. Can be 
positioned in either landscape or portrait planes. Ensure that cabling can easily enter the connection 
box through either the knock-out at the rear of the box, or through those on the sides.

Use the connection box fixing holes to mark the 4 drill holes required to secure the box to the wall 
(and mark the cable outlet location if required). Drill the wall and screw the connection box on to the 
wall using the screws and wall plugs provided. 

NOTE: If feeding the power cable through the knockout at the rear of the box, this will 
need to be removed, the sealing grommet fitted and the cable pushed through BEFORE 
it is secured to the wall. Once the screws are fitted, the screw cover caps (supplied) must 
be used to maintain IP rating. Using the rear sealing grommet correctly will provide an 
IP44 rating.

If feeding the power cable through a knockout on the side of the connection box the sealing gland 
(supplied) should be used. Once the sealing gland is fixed to the connection box the cable should 
be secured in place by gently tightening the outside cap to ensure the cable is secured firmly and 
no water can get through into the connection box. When correctly installed, this gland will provide 
an IP65 rating.

CONNECTING THE ELECTRICAL SUPPLY 

 

There are several wiring configurations available for multiple unit installations of the Mightylite as 
detailed in this manual. Up to 5 MightyLite PIR floodlights can be added to a Master unit. If more are 
required a contactor or relay will be needed. 

For standalone single unit installation, neutral, live and earth connections are used. The ‘Switch Live’ 
should not be used or linked in this instance as it may cause major failure to the product.   
This is a Class I product requiring earth connections.

SWITCH LIVE

REPEAT UP TO MAX 5 UNITS

LIVE

OFF

ON

NEUTRAL

SWITCH LIVE

LIVE

NEUTRAL

WITH THE SWITCH LIVE CONNECTED, WHEN ONE PIR TRIGGERS ALL LAMPS WILL ILLUMINATE

LIVE

NEUTRAL

MIGHTY LITE  PIR TERMINAL BLOCK

SWITCH LIVE

REPEAT UP TO MAX 5 UNITS

LIVE

OFF

ON

NEUTRAL

SWITCH LIVE

LIVE

NEUTRAL

WITH THE SWITCH LIVE NOT CONNECTED, EACH PIR AND  LAMP TRIGGERS INDEPENDENTLY

LIVE

NEUTRAL

MIGHTY LITE  PIR TERMINAL BLOCK

ONE MASTER ONE SLAVE WHEN THE PIR TRIGGERS ALL LAMPS WILL ILLUMINATE

OFF

ON

ADDING A REMOTE INDICATOR LIGHT OR BUZZER , WHICH WILL ACTIVATE WHEN A  PIR IS TRIGGERED

LIVE

NEUTRAL

OFF

ON

ONE MASTER ,ONE SLAVE WHEN THE MANUAL OVERRIDE SWITCH IS ON, THE LAMPS WILL REMAIN 

LIVE

NEUTRAL

ILLUMINATED CONTINOUSLY UNTIL THE SWITCH IS SWITCHED OFF, THEN THE LIGHT WILL REVERT TO NORMAL PIR DETECTION MODE.

OFF

ON

MANUAL OVERRIDE SWITCH

EARTH

EARTH

MIGHTY LITE  PIR TERMINAL BLOCK

EARTH

EARTH

EARTH

MIGHTY LITE  PIR TERMINAL BLOCK

EARTH

SWITCH LIVE

LIVE

NEUTRAL

SWITCH LIVE

LIVE

NEUTRAL

MIGHTY LITE  PIR TERMINAL BLOCK

EARTH

MIGHTY LITE  PIR TERMINAL BLOCK

EARTH

REPEAT UP TO MAX 5 UNITS

EARTH

SWITCH LIVE

REPEAT UP TO MAX 5 UNITS

LIVE

OFF

ON

NEUTRAL

LIVE

NEUTRAL

LIVE

NEUTRAL

MIGHTY LITE  PIR TERMINAL BLOCK

EARTH

EARTH

MIGHTY LITE  NON PIR TERMINAL BLOCK

EARTH

SWITCH LIVE

REPEAT UP TO MAX 5 UNITS

LIVE

NEUTRAL

LIVE

NEUTRAL

MIGHTY LITE  PIR TERMINAL BLOCK

EARTH

MIGHTY LITE  NON PIR TERMINAL BLOCK

EARTH

EARTH

SWITCH LIVE

LIVE

OFF

ON

NEUTRAL

WITH THE SWITCH LIVE NOT CONNECTED, EACH PIR AND  LAMP TRIGGERS INDEPENDENTLY

LIVE

NEUTRAL

MIGHTY LITE  PIR TERMINAL BLOCK

EARTH

EARTH

1

<

3

5

2

4

Connecting Master (PIR) and 

Slave (non PIR) Units on the 

same circuit

Connecting Multiple Master 

(PIR) Units for more flexible 

perimeter solutions

Connecting Master (PIR) and 

Slave (non PIR) Units with Manual 

Override Function

NOTE: Above option could prevent another fitting 
in close proximity from working due to the photcell 
picking up the light from the illuminated unit and 
the photocell may think it is daytime & not operate. 
Successful operation will depend on the installed 
spacing and aiming of each luminaire.

Once circuit wiring is completed, ensure the cover of the connection box has the gasket in place, then using 
the screws provided secure the cover firmly to the connection box. We recommend the external screw cover 
caps (supplied) be put in place, only after the electrical testing and calibration is completed.

SWITCH LIVE

REPEAT UP TO MAX 5 UNITS

LIVE

OFF

ON

NEUTRAL

SWITCH LIVE

LIVE

NEUTRAL

WITH THE SWITCH LIVE CONNECTED, WHEN ONE PIR TRIGGERS ALL LAMPS WILL ILLUMINATE

LIVE

NEUTRAL

MIGHTY LITE  PIR TERMINAL BLOCK

SWITCH LIVE

REPEAT UP TO MAX 5 UNITS

LIVE

OFF

ON

NEUTRAL

SWITCH LIVE

LIVE

NEUTRAL

WITH THE SWITCH LIVE NOT CONNECTED, EACH PIR AND  LAMP TRIGGERS INDEPENDENTLY

LIVE

NEUTRAL

MIGHTY LITE  PIR TERMINAL BLOCK

ONE MASTER ONE SLAVE WHEN THE PIR TRIGGERS ALL LAMPS WILL ILLUMINATE

OFF

ON

ADDING A REMOTE INDICATOR LIGHT OR BUZZER , WHICH WILL ACTIVATE WHEN A  PIR IS TRIGGERED

LIVE

NEUTRAL

OFF

ON

ONE MASTER ,ONE SLAVE WHEN THE MANUAL OVERRIDE SWITCH IS ON, THE LAMPS WILL REMAIN 

LIVE

NEUTRAL

ILLUMINATED CONTINOUSLY UNTIL THE SWITCH IS SWITCHED OFF, THEN THE LIGHT WILL REVERT TO NORMAL PIR DETECTION MODE.

OFF

ON

MANUAL OVERRIDE SWITCH

EARTH

EARTH

MIGHTY LITE  PIR TERMINAL BLOCK

EARTH

EARTH

EARTH

MIGHTY LITE  PIR TERMINAL BLOCK

EARTH

SWITCH LIVE

LIVE

NEUTRAL

SWITCH LIVE

LIVE

NEUTRAL

MIGHTY LITE  PIR TERMINAL BLOCK

EARTH

MIGHTY LITE  PIR TERMINAL BLOCK

EARTH

REPEAT UP TO MAX 5 UNITS

EARTH

SWITCH LIVE

REPEAT UP TO MAX 5 UNITS

LIVE

OFF

ON

NEUTRAL

LIVE

NEUTRAL

LIVE

NEUTRAL

MIGHTY LITE  PIR TERMINAL BLOCK

EARTH

EARTH

MIGHTY LITE  NON PIR TERMINAL BLOCK

EARTH

SWITCH LIVE

REPEAT UP TO MAX 5 UNITS

LIVE

NEUTRAL

LIVE

NEUTRAL

MIGHTY LITE  PIR TERMINAL BLOCK

EARTH

MIGHTY LITE  NON PIR TERMINAL BLOCK

EARTH

EARTH

SWITCH LIVE

REPEAT UP TO MAX 5 UNITS

LIVE

OFF

ON

NEUTRAL

SWITCH LIVE

LIVE

NEUTRAL

WITH THE SWITCH LIVE CONNECTED, WHEN ONE PIR TRIGGERS ALL LAMPS WILL ILLUMINATE

LIVE

NEUTRAL

MIGHTY LITE  PIR TERMINAL BLOCK

SWITCH LIVE

REPEAT UP TO MAX 5 UNITS

LIVE

OFF

ON

NEUTRAL

SWITCH LIVE

LIVE

NEUTRAL

WITH THE SWITCH LIVE NOT CONNECTED, EACH PIR AND  LAMP TRIGGERS INDEPENDENTLY

LIVE

NEUTRAL

MIGHTY LITE  PIR TERMINAL BLOCK

ONE MASTER ONE SLAVE WHEN THE PIR TRIGGERS ALL LAMPS WILL ILLUMINATE

OFF

ON

ADDING A REMOTE INDICATOR LIGHT OR BUZZER , WHICH WILL ACTIVATE WHEN A  PIR IS TRIGGERED

LIVE

NEUTRAL

OFF

ON

ONE MASTER ,ONE SLAVE WHEN THE MANUAL OVERRIDE SWITCH IS ON, THE LAMPS WILL REMAIN 

LIVE

NEUTRAL

ILLUMINATED CONTINOUSLY UNTIL THE SWITCH IS SWITCHED OFF, THEN THE LIGHT WILL REVERT TO NORMAL PIR DETECTION MODE.

OFF

ON

MANUAL OVERRIDE SWITCH

EARTH

EARTH

MIGHTY LITE  PIR TERMINAL BLOCK

EARTH

EARTH

EARTH

MIGHTY LITE  PIR TERMINAL BLOCK

EARTH

SWITCH LIVE

LIVE

NEUTRAL

SWITCH LIVE

LIVE

NEUTRAL

MIGHTY LITE  PIR TERMINAL BLOCK

EARTH

MIGHTY LITE  PIR TERMINAL BLOCK

EARTH

REPEAT UP TO MAX 5 UNITS

EARTH

SWITCH LIVE

REPEAT UP TO MAX 5 UNITS

LIVE

OFF

ON

NEUTRAL

LIVE

NEUTRAL

LIVE

NEUTRAL

MIGHTY LITE  PIR TERMINAL BLOCK

EARTH

EARTH

MIGHTY LITE  NON PIR TERMINAL BLOCK

EARTH

SWITCH LIVE

REPEAT UP TO MAX 5 UNITS

LIVE

NEUTRAL

LIVE

NEUTRAL

MIGHTY LITE  PIR TERMINAL BLOCK

EARTH

MIGHTY LITE  NON PIR TERMINAL BLOCK

EARTH

EARTH

SWITCH LIVE

REPEAT UP TO MAX 5 UNITS

LIVE

OFF

ON

NEUTRAL

SWITCH LIVE

LIVE

NEUTRAL

WITH THE SWITCH LIVE CONNECTED, WHEN ONE PIR TRIGGERS ALL LAMPS WILL ILLUMINATE

LIVE

NEUTRAL

MIGHTY LITE  PIR TERMINAL BLOCK

SWITCH LIVE

REPEAT UP TO MAX 5 UNITS

LIVE

OFF

ON

NEUTRAL

SWITCH LIVE

LIVE

NEUTRAL

WITH THE SWITCH LIVE NOT CONNECTED, EACH PIR AND  LAMP TRIGGERS INDEPENDENTLY

LIVE

NEUTRAL

MIGHTY LITE  PIR TERMINAL BLOCK

ONE MASTER ONE SLAVE WHEN THE PIR TRIGGERS ALL LAMPS WILL ILLUMINATE

OFF

ON

ADDING A REMOTE INDICATOR LIGHT OR BUZZER , WHICH WILL ACTIVATE WHEN A  PIR IS TRIGGERED

LIVE

NEUTRAL

OFF

ON

ONE MASTER ,ONE SLAVE WHEN THE MANUAL OVERRIDE SWITCH IS ON, THE LAMPS WILL REMAIN 

LIVE

NEUTRAL

ILLUMINATED CONTINOUSLY UNTIL THE SWITCH IS SWITCHED OFF, THEN THE LIGHT WILL REVERT TO NORMAL PIR DETECTION MODE.

OFF

ON

MANUAL OVERRIDE SWITCH

EARTH

EARTH

MIGHTY LITE  PIR TERMINAL BLOCK

EARTH

EARTH

EARTH

MIGHTY LITE  PIR TERMINAL BLOCK

EARTH

SWITCH LIVE

LIVE

NEUTRAL

SWITCH LIVE

LIVE

NEUTRAL

MIGHTY LITE  PIR TERMINAL BLOCK

EARTH

MIGHTY LITE  PIR TERMINAL BLOCK

EARTH

REPEAT UP TO MAX 5 UNITS

EARTH

SWITCH LIVE

REPEAT UP TO MAX 5 UNITS

LIVE

OFF

ON

NEUTRAL

LIVE

NEUTRAL

LIVE

NEUTRAL

MIGHTY LITE  PIR TERMINAL BLOCK

EARTH

EARTH

MIGHTY LITE  NON PIR TERMINAL BLOCK

EARTH

SWITCH LIVE

REPEAT UP TO MAX 5 UNITS

LIVE

NEUTRAL

LIVE

NEUTRAL

MIGHTY LITE  PIR TERMINAL BLOCK

EARTH

MIGHTY LITE  NON PIR TERMINAL BLOCK

EARTH

EARTH

SWITCH LIVE

REPEAT UP TO MAX 5 UNITS

LIVE

OFF

ON

NEUTRAL

SWITCH LIVE

LIVE

NEUTRAL

WITH THE SWITCH LIVE CONNECTED, WHEN ONE PIR TRIGGERS ALL LAMPS WILL ILLUMINATE

LIVE

NEUTRAL

MIGHTY LITE  PIR TERMINAL BLOCK

SWITCH LIVE

REPEAT UP TO MAX 5 UNITS

LIVE

OFF

ON

NEUTRAL

SWITCH LIVE

LIVE

NEUTRAL

WITH THE SWITCH LIVE NOT CONNECTED, EACH PIR AND  LAMP TRIGGERS INDEPENDENTLY

LIVE

NEUTRAL

MIGHTY LITE  PIR TERMINAL BLOCK

ONE MASTER ONE SLAVE WHEN THE PIR TRIGGERS ALL LAMPS WILL ILLUMINATE

OFF

ON

ADDING A REMOTE INDICATOR LIGHT OR BUZZER , WHICH WILL ACTIVATE WHEN A  PIR IS TRIGGERED

LIVE

NEUTRAL

OFF

ON

ONE MASTER ,ONE SLAVE WHEN THE MANUAL OVERRIDE SWITCH IS ON, THE LAMPS WILL REMAIN 

LIVE

NEUTRAL

ILLUMINATED CONTINOUSLY UNTIL THE SWITCH IS SWITCHED OFF, THEN THE LIGHT WILL REVERT TO NORMAL PIR DETECTION MODE.

OFF

ON

MANUAL OVERRIDE SWITCH

EARTH

EARTH

MIGHTY LITE  PIR TERMINAL BLOCK

EARTH

EARTH

EARTH

MIGHTY LITE  PIR TERMINAL BLOCK

EARTH

SWITCH LIVE

LIVE

NEUTRAL

SWITCH LIVE

LIVE

NEUTRAL

MIGHTY LITE  PIR TERMINAL BLOCK

EARTH

MIGHTY LITE  PIR TERMINAL BLOCK

EARTH

REPEAT UP TO MAX 5 UNITS

EARTH

SWITCH LIVE

REPEAT UP TO MAX 5 UNITS

LIVE

OFF

ON

NEUTRAL

LIVE

NEUTRAL

LIVE

NEUTRAL

MIGHTY LITE  PIR TERMINAL BLOCK

EARTH

EARTH

MIGHTY LITE  NON PIR TERMINAL BLOCK

EARTH

SWITCH LIVE

REPEAT UP TO MAX 5 UNITS

LIVE

NEUTRAL

LIVE

NEUTRAL

MIGHTY LITE  PIR TERMINAL BLOCK

EARTH

MIGHTY LITE  NON PIR TERMINAL BLOCK

EARTH

EARTH

ONE MASTER ONE SLAVE WHEN THE PIR TRIGGERS 

ALL LAMPS WILL ILLUMINATE

WITH THE SWITCH LIVE CONNECTED, WHEN ONE 

PIR TRIGGERS ALL LAMPS WILL ILLUMINATE

ADDING A REMOTE INDICATOR LIGHT OR BUZZER, 

WHICH WILL ACTIVATE WHEN PIR IS TRIGGERED

WITH THE SWITCH LIVE NOT CONNECTED, EACH PIR AND LAMP 

TRIGGERS INDEPENDANTLY

ONE MASTER, ONE SLAVE WHEN THE MANUAL OVERRIDE SWITCH IS ON, THE LAMPS REMAIN 

ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY UNTIL THE SWITCH IS SWITCHED OFF, THEN THE LIGHT WILL 

REVERT TO NORMAL PIR DETECTION MODE.

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